Friday, June 25, 2010

I Can See the Light!

Woohooo! Within 200 pages of being finished! Does it take anyone else as long to read just ONE chapter of BCoF as it takes me? I am going about 2 hours per chapter by the time I take notes and go back and re-look at information to make sure I "get it". I felt pretty bad for the southern civilians especially, for the hardships they were suffering during the war. By March of 1863, Lee's army was reduced to half rations, competing with civilians for those dwindling stocks (p 617). When prices skyrocketed, families forced into starvation rioted. Scarlett O'Hara and "Tara" just don't do justice to what was happening to the poorer farmers' families does it?
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  1. Lynda DavisJune 25, 2010 at 3:19 PM

    I don't see the "light' yet...only on page 379...it does take hours to read, respond, highlight, blog...HELP!

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  2. Bobbie TippetsJuly 1, 2010 at 8:36 AM

    This book has done an amazing job at painting a true picture. I have learned so much. I am sure that I need to be much more thorough with all of the other segments of history that I teach. Isn't it awesome that our job requires learning!!!

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  3. Terri K. MitchellJuly 1, 2010 at 12:41 PM

    When we quit learning we better quit teaching.

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